Pattern guide

The hammertone Cerakote pattern

Hammertone is a dimpled, hand-hammered surface rendered on any single color — overlapping shallow dimples with a lit and a shadowed edge. A texture, not a color scheme.

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How it sprays

This is a surface-prep and topcoat look; the mockup previews what a textured or hammered substrate reads like under a single Cerakote color.

Choosing colors

Any single color. Mid-tones show the dimples best; near-black hides them.

A proven combo to start from

Real catalog colors that work for hammertone — click any swatch for pairings and similar shades.

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